Nature documentary about the avocet, one of the UK's most strikingly beautiful wading birds. Every spring, the avocets delight us with their magical courtship dances. Show more
Big Blue UK
Episode 1: Whales & Dolphins
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD
Marine wildlife programme. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and the team find out where to meet the UK's dolphins and whales. Show more
Big Blue UK
Episode 2: Sharks
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland
Marine wildlife programme. Hugh and the team celebrate sharks. During summer over 30 species are found in the UK - including blue sharks, smoothhounds and basking sharks. Show more
Big Blue UK
Episode 3: Seabirds
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD
Marine wildlife programme. Hugh looks at seabirds. From gannets to guillemots, puffins to storm petrels - eight million seabirds descend on the UK coast every summer. Show more
Big Blue UK
Episode 4: Seashore
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales
Marine wildlife programme. Hugh and the team focus on the UK's seashore, from seahorses to hermit crabs, otters to oysters and limpets to jellyfish. Show more
Big Blue UK
Episode 5: Seals
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD
Marine wildlife programme. Hugh and the team focus on the UK's grey and common seals. This archipelago is home to one of the most significant seal populations in the world. Show more
Wildlife documentary looking at the mountain goats of Glacier National Park in Canada's Rocky Mountains. The young goats born in spring learn to survive in the wilderness. Show more
Sanjayan Muttulingam was forced to flee his native Sierra Leone when civil war erupted. Now a biologist in the US, Sanjayan returns to see what has become of the local wildlife. Show more
Born to Be Wild
Episode 2: Bugs
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Series about British amateur naturalists. A bug lover has turned his garden into insect heaven and another is striving to bring back the bugs that keep our rivers alive. Show more
Documentary. World champion freediver Tanya Streeter is scared of sharks. To conquer her phobia she travels to the Maldives in search of the biggest shark in the world. Show more
Nature documentary series. Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan goes to the Shetland Islands to trace Britain's most formidable predator - the killer whale. Show more
World champion freediver Tanya Streeter is scared of sharks. To conquer her phobia she travels to the Maldives in search of the biggest shark in the world. Show more
Wildlife documentary. There are estimated to be 30,000 wild parakeets in Britain. Why are they thriving?
Nature documentary looking at how coral reefs can be gardened to protect them. Austin Bowden-Kerby is a coral gardener who is helping to save Fiji's reefs. Show more
Nature documentary series. This episode looks at the women who gather in the jungle of Panama to seek secret knowledge that only darkness can reveal, and search for vampires. Show more
Nature documentary. Intrepid paddler, Stephen Westcott, explores sea caves near Lands End in his search for hidden seal pups.
Nature documentary series. Simon King ventures into the New Forest to watch the fallow deer.
Wildlife documentary. This intimate portrait follows the badgers of the New Forest through their busiest time of year, giving an insight into their lives. Show more
How thousands of strange nocturnal birds make their home on the island of Bardsey in north Wales, and an exploration of the history of the island itself. Show more
Every summer, thousands of Atlantic puffins congregate on Skomer Island to breed. Over the course of a summer, we follow their adventures on this enchanting island.